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dae·mon

(dē′mən)

1. Chiefly British Variant of demon.

2. Variant of daimon.

3. Computers A program or process that runs in the background but remains inactive until invoked.

[Sense 3, after Maxwell's demon (from the creature's constant monitoring of gas molecules going in and out of an aperture ).]

dae·mon′ic (-mŏn′ĭk) adj.

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daemon

(ˈdiːmən) or

daimon

1. (Classical Myth & Legend) a demigod

2. the guardian spirit of a place or person

3. a variant spelling of demon³

daemonic adj

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dai•mon

(ˈdaɪ moʊn) also daemon,

n., pl. -mo•nes (-məˌniz) -mons.

a divinity or a manifestation of divine power in ancient Greek belief.

[< Latin daemōn a spirit < Greek daímōn a deity]

dai•mon′ic (-ˈmɒn ɪk) adj.

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Noun	1.	daemon - an evil supernatural being daimon, demon, devil, fiend evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
	2.	daemon - a person who is part mortal and part god demigod deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force Adonis - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"

Translations

daemonitaustaprosessi

демон

daemon

[ˈdiːmən] N → demonio m

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A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy daemon, to whom I had given life.

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Over everything stands its daemon or soul, and, as the form of the thing is reflected by the eye, so the soul of the thing is reflected by a melody.

Then he is apprised, with wonder, what herds of daemons hem him in.

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Norris, instead of having comfort from either, was but the more irritated by the sight of the person whom, in the blindness of her anger, she could have charged as the daemon of the piece.

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"By the bones of the Daemon Odin," said he, "thou art the boldest-spoken man that ever I have seen in all my life.

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Hellanicus and Cleanthes say his father was Maeon, but Eugaeon says Meles; Callicles is for Mnesagoras, Democritus of Troezen for Daemon, a merchant-trader.

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The prose shifts points of view throughout the novel, adding to the characterization of Sora, Daemon, and other key protagonists.

Skye, Evelyn. Circle of Shadows

"It's my dapperness which makes me stand out as a top-notch daemon.

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Those readers who already know His Dark Materials trilogy will be delighted to meet the baby Lyra, anticipating in her character and her relationship with the ever changing daemon, Pantalaimon, the Lyra Silvertongue of the future.

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Daemon Red IPA is red-brown in colour and pours with a thick, lively white head.

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For a writer with such a fine grasp of pace, drama and capturing the essence of life, Daemon Voices feels like a bit of a rushed affair.

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Astute, logical and endlessly fascinated by how things work and why, 11-year-old Malcolm and his daemon Asta, live at his parents' pub, The Trout Inn near Oxford.